Every year I sew a costume for my 3.5 year old son and usually it's a superhero of some sort. This year we deviated from action figure superhero and he trick or treated as a Templar Knight. I found a really cool tutorial for a Knight's costume (http://bit.ly/PzAhvh) but unfortunately it was in Dutch and I ended up winging it.

We decided on Templar Knight because I knew it would look awesome on the shield.

First, we had to empty out our well and say goodbye to our fall flowers. The dress was thrifted but torn so I used my trusty sewing machine to fix any problems and to sew in some plastic to make the arms a bit puffier. Then two hockey sticks went in the arms to ensure that she looked like she was crawling out of the well. We then stuffed more plastic bags into the dress and half buried it under the soil. Last but not least, Batman's head was taped with white masking tape so the face doesn't look like Batman. Then we nailed floral foam to the wig and then placed the foam into the Batman bucket opening.

We really liked having something a little different than the norm. We pulled it out on Nov 1 but the kids kind of miss it.

With 2 kids still in diapers, we go through many many diaper boxes. I hate to send them to the recycling bin before making something so hubby and I constructed a pretend Canada Post Mail Box for the kiddies.

This week is jello week. Yes, it's true! It's a nice holiday to celebrate, especially when you have kids. In an effort to try to make it a wee bit healthier, I used milk to make some Milk Jello Jigglers!

When I used to live with my sister CT, we used to throw a lot of parties in our little home. One of our favourite things to serve were jello shots. We made all kinds of shapes: hearts, stars, circles, flowers and made them in all kinds of flavours: cherry, grape, blueberry, lime, lemon...

Now that we are older and wiser (haha), we make these for the kids (alcohol free of course!)

Tis the season to get sick and when you have two little ones, getting sick is the norm. So today's recipe/tute is for all the little sick kiddies who have a throat infection, sore throat, or a fever. My son calls these "sick pops!"

These are so easy to make and require very little time or effort! I love these because these are sized for little hands and little mouths. Toddlers just can't eat the store bought popsicles fast enough (they do try very hard though!!).

Here's what you need:

Pour the Kool-Aid into the little cups. Try not to spill it!

Fold a piece of tin foil in half and make a tiny cut crosswise. Wrap the foil around the cup.

Insert a popsicle stick into the cut you made. The tin foil helps to keep the stick straight.

Freeze for about 3-4 hours. Remove and give to sick kid. Tip: Make different flavours in case sick kids get picky

I made this toddler apron from scratch. It's so hard to find an apron that actual fits a tiny toddler. Most times the body is too wide or too long. I sewed the apron using 100% cotton and bound the whole thing with bias tape. I used D rings for the neck strap to get a really good fit.

This past summer, my son and his little friend took a cooking class. My son came to class with an apron but his little friend didn't have one and she always commented on his apron. So, this is a gift for her so she now has an apron to cook with too!

There's nothing worse than dusty clothes. I haven't worn my dress pants in a year due to my pregnancy and there are dust lines on all of them. I decided to make dust covers to minimize the damage and to keep my closet tidy.

Tutorial:

1. Measure your hanger and decide how wide you want the cover to be. Cut 2 pieces for the hanger size and one panel